Job Details

Job title: Grant Fiscal Specialist

Location: 1535 W. Jefferson St. Phoenix, AZ 85007

Duration: 06 months

Job Duties:

Please see the attached job description.

100% Onsite - Candidates must be local to Phoenix.

Interviews may be virtual, or onsite. Candidate must be available for either.

There is potential that this role will be extended longer than 6 months.

Requirements:

• Candidate must have a bachelor's degree in finance/related field, or 2+ years of relevant work experience.
• Must be able to work with other departments to provide customer service and budget updates. Will also be required to work with external sub-grantees on these budget updates as well.

MUST be skilled in excel/spreadsheets.

• Candidate will be supporting budget planning. They must have experience in working with large amounts of money (millions of dollars), and using grant money appropriately across the department. They may be required to assist with procurement tasks as well, such as creating POs and invoices.

Job Duties:

• Direct administrative activities of ECE grants and budgets including communication with procurement, accounting, personnel and payroll, and project management
• Plan and review the fiscal portion of projects conducted by the ECE Unit including submission, review and processing of projects, grants, Inter-governmental
• Service Agreements (ISAs), and Inter-governmental Agreements (IGAs) for state and/or federal assistance funding
• Designs and prepares comprehensive statistical, financial, and other reports for program accountability to funding agencies, state legislature, and other stakeholders
• Direct oversight of state and federal grant requirements
• Monitor budgeted line items at the LEA and ADE level for compliance with the Uniform System of Financial Records (USFR)

Knowledge, Skills & Abilities (KSAs): Knowledge in:

• Adult learning styles

• Fiscal management and budget preparation

• Standard accounting principals and procurement

• Experience in monitoring and evaluating for program fiscal effectiveness

• Knowledge of state and federal grants

• Bachelor's degree in the finance or accounting fields or equivalent experience to substitute for the degree, is required

• Minimum of two years supporting finance or accounting operations in an educational or buisiness settings

Skills in:

• Communication skills, both verbal and written

• Decision making and problem solving skills

• Organizational skills including planning and prioritizing

• Conducting research

• Analyzing data

• Using data to make programmatic and fiscal decisions

Intermediate skills in Microsoft Word, Excel, and Outlook

Ability to:

• Identify a goal, create plans to achieve the goal, and ensure appropriate time and effort are allocated to complete the project

• Multi-task

• Work as a member of a team

• Develop reports and written procedures

• Provide attention to detail

• Provide high quality customer service

• Provide fiscal and data technical assistance and/or professional development to early childhood education programs

• Support staff with fiscal and grant activities